"Cappuccino" is so many cuts above BET fare and if Craig Ross, Jr. was South
Korean, he would be a cinematic god right now.
~rave!
(by the by, don't apologize for your Natalie Raitano crush. heck, don't ever
apologize - the punishment is the same and it doesn't change anything)
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@...> wrote:
>
> Depending on the writing quality, I tire of those "infidelity...with a
> diabolical twist" movies. A lot of those BET-produced movies like that bore
> me. (Says the guy who just returned from the latest Tyler Perry joint!)
> Brooks was okay, but I was never enamored of her look, which to me is too
> reminiscent of the '80s/90s look for Black women who got movie roles. She's
> okay, but I actually had to Google her to remember what she look liked.
>
> Hate to admit it, but on "VIP", it was Natalie Raitano who had me glued to
> the screen. One of the few women I noticed on TV who was obviously fit in
> that work-out-like-a-demon way, yet not anorexic or over-muscled. Indeed, she
> had curves that perfectly complimented the muscles, and a--err...--rearview
> that was quite fetching.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ravenadal" <ravena...@...>
> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 3:10:28 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: What a waste of Meagan Good!
>
>
>
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>
>
> Cappuccino is an infidelity movie with a diabolical twist. Black women LOVE
> it! Better yet, it features Angelle Brooks (V.I.P.) in her prime. Yum.
>
> ~rave!
>
> --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson <KeithBJohnson@> wrote:
> >
> > Never seen "Cappuccino". What's that one about?
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "ravenadal" <ravenadal@>
> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 9:50:44 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> > Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: What a waste of Meagan Good!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Uh, is Megan Good in it? Seriously, I thought this was a television series.
> > I searched for it on my DVR and came up with no hits. Then I googled it and
> > discovered it was a movie made in 2005 starring Jazsmine (why her mama
> > thought she needed both the "z" and the "s" is beyond me) Lewis.
> >
> > I am more interested in the fact that "Traci Townsend" was directed by
> > Craig Ross, Jr. who cinematic debut was "Cappuccino." Based on "Cappuccino"
> > alone Ross should be one our most revered black directors. Instead
> > (fortunately, I guess), he makes a nice living by directing such fare as
> > "Bones," "Numbers" and "Prison Break."
> >
> > ~rave!
> >
> > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson <KeithBJohnson@> wrote:
> > >
> > > You can always watch "Traci Townsend" on TVOne. It's about a Sister who's
> > > thinking back through her failed relationships, asking all the men what
> > > went wrong. It has some good moments, but has a few too many sitcom
> > > moments too. The overall idea is a good one, but execution could be
> > > better.
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "ravenadal" <ravenadal@>
> > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
> > > Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 12:41:16 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> > > Subject: [scifinoir2] What a waste of Meagan Good!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Since I always brake for black people while channel surfing, I stopped
> > > clicking when I saw Meagan Good on the screen. "What is this?" I called
> > > out to my son before realizing he was knocked out on the couch. So I
> > > commence watching intently for a few minutes...long enough to watch Good
> > > AND her cat get murdered in a koy pond. WTF? I just got baited into
> > > watching this thing ("One Missed Call") because I saw the lovely Ms. Good
> > > and she is dead BEFORE the opening credits? Isn't that some kind of
> > > record for killing the black character in a horror movie?
> > >
> > > ~(no)rave!
> > >
> >
>
